| herd (hûrd) n. 1. a. A group of cattle or other domestic animals of a single kind kept together for a specific purpose. b. A number of wild animals of one species that remain together as a group: a herd of elephants. 2. a. A large number of people; a crowd: a herd of stranded passengers. b. The multitude of common people regarded as a mass: "It is the luxurious and dissipated who set the fashions which the herd so diligently follow" (Henry David Thoreau). See Synonyms at flock1. v. herd·ed, herd·ing, herds v.intr. To come together in a herd: The sheep herded for warmth. v.tr. 1. To gather, keep, or drive (animals) in a herd. 2. To tend (sheep or cattle). 3. To gather and place into a group or mass: herded the children into the auditorium. [Middle English, from Old English heord.] |
herd1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a large group of mammals living and feeding together, esp a group of cattle, sheep, etc.
2. Often disparaging a large group of people
3. Derogatory the large mass of ordinary people
vb
to collect or be collected into or as if into a herd
[Old English heord; related to Old Norse hjörth, Gothic hairda, Old High German herta, Greek kórthus troop]
herd2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture)
a. Archaic or dialect a man or boy who tends livestock; herdsman
b. (in combination) goatherd swineherd
vb (tr)
1. to drive forwards in a large group
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to look after (livestock)
[Old English hirde; related to Old Norse hirthir, Gothic hairdeis, Old High German hirti, Old Saxon hirdi, herdi; see herd1]
Herd a number of animals assembled together, chiefly large animals; a crowd of common people. See also flock, rabble.
Examples: herd of antelopes; of asses; of attributes; of bison; of boars, 1735; of buffalo; of camels; of caribou, 1577; of cattle; of chamois, 1860; of cranes, 1470; of curlew; of deer, 1470; of elephants, 1875; of fallow beasts, 1576; of giraffes; of goats, 1700; of harlots, 1486; of harts, 1486; of coaches, 1618; of ibex; of mankind, 1665; of moose; of oxen; of parasites, 1818; of ponies; of porpoises, 1675; of seals, 1897; of swans, 1470; of swine, 1526; of sycophants; of whales, 1839; of wolves, 1697; of wrens, 1470.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  herd - a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humansBos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" sheep - woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat animal group - a group of animals remuda - the herd of horses from which those to be used the next day are chosen |
| 2. | herd - a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra animal group - a group of animals gam - a herd of whales | |
| 3. | herd - a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd" | |
| Verb | 1. | herd - cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" overcrowd - cause to crowd together too much; "The students overcrowded the cafeteria" |
| 2. | herd - move together, like a herd crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" | |
| 3. | herd - keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?" keep - raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees" wrangle - herd and care for; "wrangle horses" |
herd
Translations
herd [hɜːd]
A. N [of cattle] → rebaño m, manada f; [of goats] → rebaño m; [of elephants] → manada f; [of pigs] → piara f; [of people] → multitud f, tropel m
the common herd → el vulgo, las masas
the common herd → el vulgo, las masas
herd together
herd [ˈhɜːrd]
vt
[+ people]
We were herded onto a bus → On nous fit monter dans un bus.
to be herded into a place → être parqué(e) dans un endroit
We were herded onto a bus → On nous fit monter dans un bus.
to be herded into a place → être parqué(e) dans un endroit
herd together
vi [people] → se serrer les uns contre les autres
herd
herd [hɜːd]
herd [hɜːd]
1. n (of cattle, horses) → mandria; (of wild animals, swine) → branco; (of people) (pej) the (common) herd → il gregge
herd together
1. vt + adv → radunare
2. vi + adv → stringersi uno vicino all'altro
herd [hɜːd]
1. n (of cattle, horses) → mandria; (of wild animals, swine) → branco; (of people) (pej) the (common) herd → il gregge
herd together
1. vt + adv → radunare
2. vi + adv → stringersi uno vicino all'altro
n herd [həːd]
a group of animals of one kind that stay, or are kept, together a herd of cattle; a herd of elephant(s). trop, kudde قَطيع стадо stádo flok die Herde κοπάδι, αγέλη rebaño, manada, piara kari رمه lauma troupeau עֶדֶר पशुओं का झुण्ड krdo, stoka gulya, csorda kawanan hjörð mandria, branco 群れ (보통 대형의 동물, 특히 소, 돼지의) 떼 banda, kaimenė ganāmpulks; bars sekawan kudde bøling, flokk, hjord stado manada turmă, cireadă стадо stádo čreda stado hjord ฝูงสัตว์ sürü (同類)獸群 стадо, табун گروہ đàn 畜群
v
to gather together, or be brought together, in a group The dogs herded the sheep together; The tourists were herded into a tiny room. aankeer, saamhok يَجْمَع في قَطيع събирам shoufovat se, nahnat (do houfu) drive; genne zusammentreiben συγκεντρώνω, συγκεντρώνομαι, μαζεύω, μαζεύομαι reunir, juntar en manada/rebaño kokku koguma, kogunema گرد آمدن paimentaa (se) rassembler (en troupeau) לְקַבֵּץ झुण्ड में एकत्रित होना skupiti, voditi u skupini összeterel mengumpulkan reka saman, safna saman raggruppare 群がる 떼짓게 하다, 모으다 suginti, suvaryti ganīt; sadzīt [] barā; sapulcināt; sadzīt mengumpulkan groeperen, samendrijven gjete, samle i flokk, drive sammen spędzić, zapędzić juntar a (se) aduna (în grup) сгонять в стадо; собирать вместе zohnať, zhromaždiť nagnati okupiti driva, låta gå i flock ต้อน (ฝูงสัตว์) bir araya toplamak 聚集成群，集中成群 збирати в стадо; скупчуватися گروہ میں جمع ہونا xua; dồn 使集中在一起
-herd
a person who looks after a herd of certain kinds of animals a goat-herd. -herder راعي القَطيع стадо от определен вид животни pastýř, -ka -hyrde der Hirte/die Hirtin βοσκός pastor de... -karjus چران... -paimen gardien/-ienne (de troupeau) רוֹעֶה-עִיזִים झुण्ड pastir pásztor, csordás gembala hirðir guardiano di (...) 牧夫 목동 piemuo -gans gembala -herder -gjeter, –vokter, –røkter pastuch, pasterz pastor păstor (de turme) пастух pastier, -ka pastir -gonič herde คนเลี้ยงสัตว์ ... çobanı, ... sığırtmacı 牧人 -пас کسی مخصوص جانور کی رکھوالی کرنے والا شخص người chăn loài vật nào đó 牧人
n herdsman [ˈhəːdz-]
a person who looks after a herd of animals. veewagter راعي الماشِيَه пастир pastýř, -ka hyrde der Hirt βοσκός pastor karjus چوپان paimen pâtre רוֹעֶה चरवाहा pastir gulyás, csordás gembala hjarðmaður, hirðir mandriano, pastore 牧夫 가축을 돌보는 사람 piemuo gans penggembala herder gjeter, røkter pasterz vaqueiro păstor пастух pastier, -ka pastir gonič herde, kreatursskötare คนเลี้ยงปศุสัตว์ çoban, sığırtmaç 牧人 пастух جانوروں کے جھنڈ کی رکھوالی کرنے والا شخص người chăn gia súc 牧人
the herd instinct
the tendency to behave, think etc like everyone else. die tropinstink, kuddegees غريزَة القطيع أو السُّلوك مثل الآخرين стаден инстинкт stádní pud flokmentalitet der Herdentrieb αγελαίο ένστικτο instinto gregario karjainstinkt تمایل به تقلید از دیگران laumakäyttäytyminen instinct grégaire אִינסטִינקט הָעֶדֶר भेड़िया-धंसान nagon gomile, mase nyájösztön naluri umum hópsækni, hjarðleitni gregarismo 群居本能 군집 본능 bandos instinktas bara instinkts naluri sekawan kuddegeest hordeinstinkt instynkt stadny instinto gregário instinct de turmă стадное чувство stádový inštinkt čredni nagon instinkt čopora flockinstinkt sürü içgüdüsü 群起效尤的本能 стадний інстинкт دیھکا دیکھی کرنا bản năng bầy đàn 普通人的本能
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